n.
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 a : a push or lunge with a pointed weapon b (1) : a verbal attack (2) : a military assault
2 a : a strong continued pressure b : the sideways force or pressure of one part of a structure against another part (as of an arch against an abutment) c : the force produced by a propeller or by a jet or rocket engine that drives a vehicle (as an aircraft) forward d : a nearly horizontal geological fault
3 a : a forward or upward push b : a movement (as by a group of people) in a specified direction
4 a : salient or essential element or meaning <the thrust of the argument> b : principal concern or objective <the plan's major thrust is testing ― Ryan Lizza>